Worth a punt ?2 Mar 2018 15:48
SRO
Current sp 6p
Current cash A$ 2,671,088m = £1.5m
Shares in issue 25m.
6p per share of cash and no debt.
Downside limited because of cash protection of 100% of current market cap ?
Came to market in 2007 at a difficult time and just before the world markets went into free fall and the oil price collapsed.
Listed at 60p with a £25m market cap.
Went as high as 110p.
Resource when they came to market was 200m barrels of oil equivalent.
Resource now is 330-420m barrels of oil equivalent.
www.investegate.co.uk/spitfire-oil-limited--sro-/rns/resource-update/200907160700127325V/
Here is the potential game changer:
www.hellenicshippingnews.com/japan-accord-to-boost-brown-coal-lng/
SRO Salmon Gums asset is in Western Australia !
SRO have already produced oil from this asset and they could get up to 20,000 barrels of oil per day.
www.investegate.co.uk/spitfire-oil-limited--sro-/rns/first-oil-production-from-new/200901120700074018L/
You read that right - 20,000 barrels of oil per day.
Spitfire raised funds in July 2007. The Company estimates capital expenditure on the project up to fully operational capacity at around $1.3 billion (in 2008 dollar value). Its projected operational expenditure is $18/bbl of oil produced, with a breakeven oil price (generating a 9% return on capital) of $40/bbl.
A$40 = US $31
Current oil price $62
So $31 profit per barrel x 20,000 barrels a day = $620,000 profit a day.
X 365 days = $226,300,000 (£164m).
You'd have to assume days when it isn't on stream for maintenance etc but even a conservative figure is eye watering compared to the current market cap.
SRO have lodged a renewal of the licence and said this in the most recent rns:
Chairman's Statement
Chairman Mladen Ninkov commented, "The internal process of renewing the retention licence over the Salmon Gums Project has been completed and all the relevant documentation, including a revised JORC Statement in compliance with revised requirements, lodged. A new retention licence is expected to be issued in the near future. Otherwise, as the case has been for some significant time now, the directors continue to investigate, approach, evaluate and negotiate new projects and acquisition opportunities to revitalize the Company. Needless to say, for all the reasons outlined in previous communications, this is a monumental task when attractive assets are involved. The Company is determined to see this task completed to its successful conclusion."
www.investegate.co.uk/spitfire-oil-limited--sro-/rns/half-year-report/201802200700033261F/
New licence issued 'in the near future'.
Also, they are looking at adding other assets into the company also, although they've been saying that for a while.
Paul Johnson owns 10% of the company and will be actively looking to increase shareholder value imo.
Please do some research yourselves. Don't just take my word for anyt